The Isaiah House Recovery Center in Willisburg recently received a $5,000 grant from the Kentucky Social Welfare Foundation. The grant, along with an anonymous matching grant of $5,000, will be used to purchase a new phone system for the 82-bed center, which provides residential treatment for individuals struggling with addiction and alcoholism.

The new phone system is a critical need at Isaiah House due to its facility’s growth since opening in Willisburg in 2007.

The Rev. Cal Adams of Temple Baptist Church was present at last week’s city council meeting to make a case to overturn the recently passed amendment to the ABC ordinance that allows Springfield’s businesses to sell alcohol on Sundays.

The first reading of the amendment was held at the Tuesday, June 9, regularly scheduled meeting, and it was passed at a special-called meeting on Tuesday, June 23. It was passed with a vote of 5-1, with council member Bob Goodlett as the only dissenting vote.

Bob Grider knew he wanted to study abroad. The only problem was figuring out the logistics of making it happen.

Originally from Washington County, Grider chose to study mechanical engineering at Virginia Tech University after graduating high school in 2011. As a sophomore, he tried to find a way to transfer to the University of Edinburgh in Scotland but was unsuccessful in this quest.

After this disappointment, Grider reluctantly accepted the fact that he wouldn’t get his chance to study abroad.

A tractor has recently gone missing, and there are no clues to where it might be, according to Sheriff Jerry Pinkston.

The Ford 4000 Special Utility farm tractor is owned by Willisburg resident Nancy Settles and has a red primer hood, white round fenders with Armstrong rear tires and a radio mounted in the front of the steering wheel.